UPDATE: Brad Pitt maybe not going to visit China after all

Brad Pitt to visit China? Maybe not, after Sina Weibo post deleted

After an early-morning update on China’s social network Sina Weibo by Brad Pitt suggested the actor would be visiting China in spite of the country’s ban against him has been deleted, suggesting that the actor won’t be touching down on Chinese soil after all.

On Monday morning, an post by Pitt appeared on his verified Seina Weibo account reading “It is the truth. Yup, I’m coming,” prompting many to speculate that the actor would soon be visiting China, despite the ban that country levelled against him following his appearance in Seven Years in Tibet. However, the post has since been deleted, meaning perhaps that Pitt’s words had been misconstrued – or that he’d never planned to visit at all.

Pitt was banned from visiting China after his appearance in Seven Years in Tibet, a film that was criticized by Chinese officials as portraying Chinese soldiers as brutalizing and arrogant, while the Dalai Lama was shown in a favorable light.

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